Stock-car



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(NoModeL) A. C. MATHER.

STOCK GAR. No. 396, 0. Patented Jam 1889.

4 Sheets-Sheet 2. A. G. MATHER.

STOCK GAR.

(No Model.)

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Patented Jan. 15, 1889.

Pxwwmw n vm, Washington. a, C.

A. 0} MATHER.

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STOGK GAR.

(No Model.)

No. 396,100. Patented Jan. 15; 1889.

Nbl FH UNITED STATES PATENT FFICE.

ALONZO O. MATI-IER, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,100, dated January 15,1889.

Application filed January 18, 1888- $erial No. 261,109. (No model.)

To a ZZ 1072 0722 it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALONZO MATHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have .invented certain new and useful Improvements in Stock-Oars, of which the following, in. connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification. V

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation, partly in section, of a portion of a stock-car embodying my invention and improvements. Fig. 2 is a cross-section taken on the line a; 00 of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail showing, upon an enlarged scale, the manner of temporaril y locking the stall bars or rails in place. Fig. i is a detailof one of the stall-bars. Fig. 5 is a sectional detail, enlarged, and showing the construction of and mode of applying the water-troughs and overflow-drains. Fig. 6 is a plan view of Fig. 5. Fig. 7 is an enlarged detail of the feed-rack, showing construction applied in the doorways of the car. Fig. 8 is a detail showing method of supplying water to the troughs. Fig. 9 is an enlarged detail taken 011 the line a" 00' of Fig. 8, showing the branches of the feed-pipe to the troughs. Fig. 10 is an enlarged plan detail of the roof of one end of the car, showing the construction and method of locking the roof-doors securely to prevent tampering with contents of the chamber under the said doors. Fig. 11 is a cross-section taken on the line y y of Fig. 10, viewed in the direction indicated by the arrow there shown. Fig. 12 is a detail side elevation of the car, showing doorway with the door of the car pulled back, showing construction of feed-racks for said doorways. Fig. 13 is a plan detail of the car, showing location of the troughs and means of supplying the same with water.

Like letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the drawings.

A represents a stock-car, which, with the exceptions hereinafter referred to, may be made in the usual manner.

B is a central longitudinal beam extending from end to end of the car, and placed a short distance below the roof of the car. This beam B is the upper support for the boards a a, the lower ends of the said boards resting on crossbeams C, supported by longitudinal beams also be more conveniently handled.

C 0, all constructed to form the chamber D for storing hay or fodder, the said chamber having suitable siding and end walls. This storage-chamber D has the bottom sloping downwardly from the central portion toward the sides of the car and made'narrower than said car, leaving openings D D.

On the top of the car, extending from end to end, is an opening, I), into the chamberD. This opening is closed bya series of doors, D D hinged at D I slightly incline the doors, as shown in the drawings, so that they will shed water, to prevent contents of the chamber D from becoming wet. These doors also answer and are used as the walking-board by the brakeman or attendant of the car. I have suitable means for locking the doors all at the same time when they are closed down.

a is a rod extending from end to end of the car and placed underneath the doors D D and along one side of the opening D.

On each of the doors D extending from the' under side of the same, I have staples a a and below said staples a a rigidly attached to the rod 0, I have hooks a a 011 the outside, at one end of the car, (see Fig. 10,) I bend the rod a to form a handle or lever, as shown at a, and bend 011 the end an eye, of.

a is a staple fastened to the car A, and a is a padlock attached to the car A by means of a chain, a to prevent the same from being lost.

E E are feed-racks placed 011 each side and extending from end to end of the car A. These racks are made in sections, that they may fold between the cross-beams C O, and These racks E E consist of frame-like structures, in which are bars or rounds e 6. These racks E E are hinged inany suitable manner at their lower ends, at c c, the manner shown in drawings being most preferable. I have suitable hooks, c c, on the inside of the car A, and

suitable staples, c 0 on the racks E E for the purpose of holding the racks in a folded position against the side of the car.

12) is slightly changed in the manner of fold-j The Seq-iii tion of the racks E E extending across-the f doorways G G of the car A (see Figs. 7 and ing, as will hereinafter more fully appear. I construct the rear side of said racks witha f is a hook fastened above the doorway, and f is a corresponding staple on the rack E.

F F are the water-troughs. 'lhese troughs consist of pieces of sheet metal curved as shown. F F are bolts passingthrough these troughs near their upper edges. At one end the, bolts F F are bent to term eyes (I d therein.

d d and (1 d are nuts run upon the other ends of the said bolts. These bolts and nuts serve to retain the curvature of the troughs.

dare eycbolts passing horizontally through the sides of the car, and the eyes of these bolts inter-link with the eyes (,7 (7, thereby connecting the troughs to the car in such a manner that the troughs may be folded up out of the way when not in. use.

To raise and lower the troughs F F with t'acility, I employ the mechanism as follows: Along the outside and near the top ol the ear, extemling from end to end, hung in suitable bearings, g g, I place the rods ll. .11. On one end of the rods II. II, rigidly attached thereto, are levers II II, having weighted ends ll 11*.

I I are short levers or cranks rigidly attached to the rods ll l I.

J' J are connecting-rods, the upper ends being attached. to the cranksl I at I, and the lower ends of said rods .I .I connected to supplemental rods K K, which are connected to the troughs F F.

M is arescrvoir, water-tank,box, orreeeiver built on one end ol the ear in about the position shown in the drawings, and. extending across the width of the car.

)1 is a hinged. cover for the reservoir M. At or near the bottom of this reservoir M, I connect a :t'eed-pipe, M, which I bend down and extend along umlerneath the floor of the car A to the opposite end, where I connect a short upright extension, 3P.

M M are branch pipes extending from the upright pipe M? tothe troughs F F on each side 01' the ear.

M" M" are short; teed-pipes connected to the reservoir )I and leading to the troughs F F, all of which is clearly indicated in Figs. 11, 8, J, and 13.

L L are overflow-drains (see Figs. 5 and (3) placed at intervals along the side of the ear, and L L are overflow-holes, made near the upper edge of the troughs F F and mirres ainnling with each drain L.

1. .1. are drain-boards ex tmiding along the sides of the car between the drains L L, the

outer edge being inclined downward, as is clearly indicated in Figs. 2 and 5.

N N are the detachable eross-bars for dividing the interior of the car into stalls or compartments; and O O are vertical bars attached to the sides of the ear and mortised, as indicated at I l. 'lhese bars N N are notehml near their ends, as shown at l l.

I l are nails or screws driven into the bars I N, near their ends, to re-entoree the end of the notch l To n'event the bars N N from being moved endwise after being arranged. to term the stalls or compartmeiits, at which. time the said bars are arranged in the mortises I P, I employ small blocks Q Q, pivoted at the sides of the car by means of bolts Q Q. These blocks Q Q, when lowered, rest in the notches I P, and serve to hold the bars N N down in. place in the mortises I I. The said blocks Q Q may be swung out to one side to permit the removal. and placement of the said bars.

It will be perceived that: I cut the notches P I in the bars N N slightly longer than the thickness of the blocks Q Q, thereby allowing spring to the bars N N when weight presses against the sides of them while they are locked in position, thereby preventing breaking of the bars, which would otherwise occur.

Risa box or compartment built underneath the floor of the (*arA, aboutthe central portion thereolf, tor the purpose of storing away thebarsN N compactly when not in use.

R is a hinged door for the compartmeiit It.

It will be perceived. from the foregoing descriptitm, and by reference to the drawings, that my improvements are such as may be applied with facility to an ordinary slatted sto eleca r.

hen the ear is in use for conveyingcattle or stock from place to 'lllilt't, I arrange the hay or fodder in. the clnnpartmentorstoragechamber I), dumping or pitching it therein through the doors I) l)'-, which are opened for that purpose. The fOHtl-ltlOhS E E are lowered. and become tilled. with hay or t'(')d(.ler, which passes through the side openings I)" I). The bulk of the hay, however, is stored in the chamber I); but as the liiottom of this chan'iber is inclined, as shown at (1 a, the

-movement of the car during transit will cause the hay or fodder to settle and tall toward and into the openings D I), and the racks E E will thus be kept supplied as long as hay or fodder remains in. the chamber D, which will be much as will be required for atrip of considerable duration.

To water the stock, I lower th e troughs F F by grasping and pushing slightly on the lever 1-1 of the rod II, which will turn the rod H enough to bring the center point, 1, outside of the rod H, and thus force the trough into an open position. ready to be tilled with water, which is done as follows: I first raise the cover M of the reservoir M and fill water therein from a hose or strand-pipe, and the troughs F F,

situated in the half of the car nearest the reservoir, will be filled from the teed-pipes l/PM direct from the reservoir M. The troughs F F are filled by the water flowing from the reservoir M down through the pipe M, up the extension M and then to the troughs F F on each side of the car through the branches M M. (See Figs. 8, 9, and 13.) The highest point of the cross-T M of the main feedpipe M is below the line of the bottom of the reservoir M, so that the Water when being fed into the reservoir M will flow through the pipe M, and the water will be forced up through the branches thereof and fill the troughs F F, and when the troughs have become sufficiently filled, to prevent overflowing I have the overflow drains L L and corresponding holes I. L in the troughs F F and F F.

To prevent the troughs F F and F F from becoming foul, I raise or close them after the stock have been sufficiently watered by grasping and pulling up on the lever H, which will raise the troughs on one side of the car through the connecting-rods J and K, and when the center point, I, is brought inside of the rod II the troughs F F and F F will be locked in their upright or closed position, as is clearly indicated in Fig. 2, and all water remaining in the troughs will be run out and fall on the drain-boards L L As the mechanism of the troughs is alike on both sides of the car, the same operation as the one just described relates also to the troughs on the opposite side of the car. I arrange the bars N N as stated, when so desired, to form stalls of suitable width and height. By folding up the feed-racks E E, raising the troughs F F and F F, and removing the bars N N and storing the said bars away in the manner already described in the compartment R the car may be used as usual for any other purpose.

By employing the means already described of locking the doors D D they can all be locked and unlocked at the same time with facility by the attendant, thereby giving better protection to the contents of the chamber D.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- I 1. A stock-car having a continuous series of doors located centrally in and along the carroof to form an unobstructed running board and give direct access to a feed-storage chamber located immediatelybeneath the car-roof, said chamber being provided with a floor of less width than the car and inclined from the center downward and outward toward openings D on each side, and racks arranged below said openings along the sides of the car, substantially as described.

2. In a stock-car, the combination of the troughs F F, hinged to the sides of the car, the longitudinal rods II II, located along the sides of the car above said troughs and provided with levers II II and cranks I I, and the jointed rods J .I and K K, connecting said cranks to the troughs, substantially as dedescribed.

3. In a stock-car, the combination of the troughs F F and F F, the reservoir M, extending across one end of the car, the main pipe 1' leading therefrom and passing beneath the car to the opposite end thereof, said pipe being provided with an upright extension, M having branches M M, leading to the troughs F F, and the pipes M M", leading from the reservoir to the troughs F F, su bstantially as described.

4. In a stock-car, the combination, with the doorways G G and feed-storage chamber D, of upwardly-folding racks having chains ff attached to their inner sides, the rods f f on the sides of the doorways, and the links f P, substantially as described.

5. The combination, in a stock-car, of the feed-racks E E, made in sections and arranged along each side of the car, below the chamber D, the said racks having doorway-sections, with vertical guide-rods f f and links f f for connecting the said doorway-sections to the rods f'f, and a series of chains, ff, for forming the rear side of the said doorwaysections, arranged as shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

ALONZO C. MATHER.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM Y. Con, J'No. B. ALEXANDER. 

